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Kōrero: Māori creation traditions

Kei roto i te whare whakairo

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Interior of a meeting house

He rite a Te Tumu Herenga Waka ki ngā whare whakairo puta noa, arā, whakaatatia ai te orokohanga o te ao. Ko Ranginui te tuanui, ko Papatūānuku te papa. Ko ngā pou ka rite ki ngā pou i mahia e Tāne hei toko i a Rangi ki runga e uru ai he māramatanga ki te ao. Ko te kōrero, ka kuhu koe ki te whare, kei te whakatata koe ki ōu tīpuna.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Te Tumu Herenga Waka Marae, Victoria University of Wellington

All rights to images of this marae are held by Te Tumu Herenga Waka Marae, Victoria University of Wellington

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, Māori creation traditions – Creation and the Māori world view, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/2446/kei-roto-i-te-whare-whakairo (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009.